Women in Programming, Coding Classes, and Communities
In an October 21, 2014 article posted online on npr.org and titled, When Women Stopped Coding, author Steve Henn identifies a period of time in the '80s when personal computers, then mostly toys, were marketed to boys. The article points to a Carnegie Mellon University study that associated young men's … [Continue Reading...]
In an April 22, 2015 article, posted online at The Atlantic, and titled, "When Women Code", author Shirley Li introduces the documentary CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap, and follows with a Q&A with the movie's director, Robin Hauser Reynolds. FILM SUMMARY:(quotes from the article's author, Shirley … [Continue Reading...]
Bloc Learn about how Bloc works, the cost and format, and read reviews from online news sites and bloggers. WHAT: Founded in 2011, and … [Continue Reading...]
Code School Learn about how Code School works, the cost and format, and read reviews from online news sites and bloggers. WHAT: Code … [Continue Reading...]
Khan Academy Computer Programming WHAT: Most people have heard of Khan Academy. There are tens of millions of users. For years, my kids … [Continue Reading...]
Skillcrush WHAT: Skillcrush's About page includes this friendly statement: "We’re here to demystify technology and help you completely … [Continue Reading...]
Women Who Code - Global Networks Provide Events and Training WHAT: Women Who Code (also seen as WWCode or WWC) is a global non-profit organization that was founded in 2011. Its headquarters is in San … [Continue Reading...]
Systers - Email Lists for Women in Computing WHAT: Systers is a private worldwide email list for women in computing, specifically, for those involved in the 'technical aspects' of computing, referred to as … [Continue Reading...]
Django Girls Workshops WHAT: Django Girls is a non-profit organization that provides resources for anyone to organize a free one-day workshop for women that teaches attendees how to start programming and make … [Continue Reading...]
Geek Girl Tech Con WHAT: Geek Girl Tech Conferences include speakers and panels, workshops on Photoshop, Mac and Apple basics, business practices, video, mobile devices and apps, social media methods, … [Continue Reading...]